FM 55-6 Military Transportation Service In Theaters Of Operations 1945-12-27. CONTENTS Paragraphs Page CHAPTER 1. GENERAL Section I Scope and purpose 1-2 1 II Transportation service 3-7 1 III Theater chief of transportation 8-9 4 CHAPTER 2 ORGANIZATION. Section I Headquarters 10-14 7 II Area transportation offices 15-19 14 CHAPTER 3 OPERATIONS Section I General 20 19 II. Control 21-24 2 III* Cooperation and coordination 25-27 2 IV, Planning 28-29 28 V* Utilization of civilian transportation 30-33 30 VI* Evacuation — security 34-38 32 VII- Amphibious operations 39 36 CHAPTER 4. FORMS AND METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION. Section I. General 40-41 39 II. Rail transportation 42-43 40 III. Highway transportation 44-46 42 IV. Water transportation 47-49 46 V. Other forms of transport* * , * 50-52 48 CHAPTER 5. INSTALLATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS. Section I. Ports 53-57 51 II. Depots 58-59 53 III. Staging areas 60-62 54 IV. Table of organization units, . 63-64 54 APPENDIX. REFERENCES 62 INDEX 65 Digitized by the Combined Arms Research Library (CARL) Digital Library, US Army Combined Arms Center. http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/

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